Renowned RPG publisher, Altus U.S.A., announced their partnership with SK Telecom to bring Crimson Gem Saga to North America on February 20. Mr. Jung Il Lee, Console Development Division Director of IRONNOS, said "We are pleased that our game will be getting the care and attention that it deserves, and eagerly look forward to its release into the North American Market." The game will deliver lus... more.

Edge is reporting that Square Enix has signed a deal to bring Quantum of Solice to the Japanese market. The film, which was released last month in Japan, was a huge success in North America and Europe, but the game did not catch on. This news continues the trend of Japanese developers trying to create one seamless market for their games. Currently, most western developed games tank in the Asian... more.

IGN reported Monday that a credible source confirmed with them that a PSP2 is in the works, with a multi-touch screen, Bluetooth capabilities, an integrated harddrive,  GPS and a nationwide wireless network.  A source close to Sony, however, found these "credible sources" to be full of it, stating to MCV's UK site: "Clearly, being a quiet time of year, many, what we thought to be credible web... more.

Edge has received an email from Sega of America confirming the relase of around 30 of its employees, after rumors on the subject have been circulating the Internet.  They follow EA and other publishers in their layoffs, citing the current economic climate as the reason. The Sega rep's e-mail states: "Sega of America has grown at pace with the booming videogame industry, but at this time of ... more.

The year is so young, yet the rediculous legislation has already begun.  As already reported on this site and in a message I received from the ECA's (Entertainment Consumer's Association) Facebook page, I was informed that Rep. Joe Baca is attempting to pass a bill requiring the ESRB to place a warning label on all video games, even those not rated Teen and higher. In case you haven't seen, ... more.

As we all know, the Nintendo Wii and DS were two of the most wanted "toys" of the holiday season. But who would have though the Wii could or even would have increased its sales by fifty percent between November and December. Others would consider Sony a winner because of the total sales of its "family" of consoles. Even the Xbox did surprisingly well the holiday month, but it looks the PS3 just... more.

Our friend and video game analyst, Michael Pachter has made some bold predictions prior to the release of the NPD numbers for December. According to him the Nintendo will have sold 3.25 million Wii's and 2.6 million DS systems. Holy crap, they do print money for Nintendo. Along with the numbers he also says that the PS3 will be $299 by April, which comes as news to all of us. To follow suit, h... more.

2008 was a great year for games no matter what type of gamer you are. There were a ton of big name releases and a lot of them delivered. However, there were a lot of great games that weren’t as mainstream and were probably overlooked due to the overbearing presence of the AAA games. Let us take a look at some of the good games that you might have overlooked. Patapon (PSP): This rhythm based ... more.

Gangs Of London is a third-person mafia game, as you start, you have to pick what gang to be a member of, you can be in the Talwar, EC2, Kane, Zakharov or Water Dragon gang, each gang has a different style and there pros and their cons. Different crews have to complete different missions, you can lead your crew in 60+ different missions. Missions can include killing somebody, resuring somebody,... more.